Josh (@starbuxman) is the Spring Developer Advocate at Pivotal and a Java Champion. He's host of "A Bootiful Podcast" (https://soundcloud.com/a-bootiful-podcast), host of the "Spring Tips Videos" (http://bit.ly/spring-tips-playlist), co-author of 6+ books (http://joshlong.com/books.html), and instructor on 8+ Livelessons Training Videos (http://joshlong.com/livelessons.html)
Hi, Spring fans! In this edition, I had the pleasure of chatting with the brilliant Arjen Poutsma, our go-to API oracle.
If you’re curious about his fantastic insights, thoughts, and consultancy services, be sure to check out poutsma-principles.com
Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! I write this having spent a wonderful week in paradise (Bora Bora, French Polynesia, to be precise) with my partner Tam Mie. We were so very sad to have to say goodbye.
But that means I'm officially back at my desk, with nary a manta ray to be found anywhere. Sigh. That's okay, though, as there are a ton of amazing things to read and catch up on - so let's dive into this week's roundup (if not the pearly blue, crystal-clear oceans of the South Pacific)!
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment, I talk to Dr. Heinz Kabutz, a legendary Java Champion, trainer, teacher, and author of the Java Specialists newsletter! This episode was recorded live at Devoxx UK 2025
Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's July!!
This week, I'm on PTO, and as always, I'm looking for good reading material on the plane ride over for my holiday. Thank goodness for the ever-vibrant and awesome Spring community; there's tons of stuff to dive into!
I may be going on a little holiday, but the next few months are going to be a ton of fun, and I'm looking forward to it. Did you know that SpringOne, in lovely Las Vegas, is just a few months away? Get your tickets now!
Hi, Spring, cloud native, and AI fans! In this installment, I had the opportunity to briefly sit down and talk with DevOps and AI luminary Patrick Debois, from the amazing Devoxx UK 2025 show.
Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! We're in the middle of June already! And you know what that means? Warm weather, fun, and of course: the amazing SpringOne event in lovely Las Vegas, NV!
The content catalog went live today!
I'll be there doing, among other things, a session on Spring AI and another on Spring Security, and I'll be part of the keynote. Don't miss this! It's going to be amazing. Do not miss this extra large event - a gathering of the Spring ecosystem for the ages.
Anyway, without further ado, let's dive into today's roundup!
Hi, Spring fans! In this episode, I talk to Micrometer.io lead Tommy Ludwig on the latest-and-greatest in observability for the Spring developer.
Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! We're in the middle of June already! And you know what that means? Warm weather, fun, and of course: the amazing SpringOne event in lovely Las Vegas, NV!
The content catalog went live today!
I'll be there doing, among other things, a session on Spring AI and another on Spring Security. It's going to be amazing. Do not miss this extra large event - a gathering of the Spring ecosystem for the ages.
Anyway, without further ado, let's dive into today's roundup!
Hi, Spring fans! In this installment I talk to the legendary Daniel Garnier-Moiroux on security, AI, MCP, and more, recorded live at Devoxx UK 2025.
Hi, Spring fans! Welcome to another installment of This Week in Spring! It's been a busy week indeed since we last spoke! Last week I was in Amsterdam for the IntelliJ IDEA conference and for the JSpring event in Utrecht. Now, I'm in Tokyo, Japan, for the JJUG Spring 2025 event. Importantly: both of these are Java events that take place on or around the spring season in the northern hemisphere, and are not (just?) about Spring Framework. Funnily enough, though, I did get a kick out of seeing this article of Spring creator Rod Johnson presenting at JSpring in Utrecth 20 years ago!. The more…
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